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forward pass

[¦fȯr·wərd ′pas]
(engineering)
In project management, scheduling from a known start date and calculating the finish date by proceeding from the first operation to the last. Also known as forward scheduling.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Geno Atkins sacked Brady on his first pass attempt, and the Bengals (3-2) dropped him four times overall.
Once again, the point-after pass attempt failed, but the Lions owned a 12-6 lead.
The two-point conversion pass attempt was no good, but Clinton had knotted the score at 6.
That's when defensive end Anthony Knighton deflected a pass attempt by Drew Anderson that ended up in Reed's arms for instant pick-six.
The Jackets had a good offensive drive going in the second quarter when Meyer's pass attempt was intercepted by Eldorado's Whitlock at the 3:26 mark.
As the Ducks only allowed 38 yards on 35 rushing attempts in the game, it would be natural to expect BSU coach Chris Petersen to favor a pass attempt. If the Ducks really were committed to blitz, it would have been better to have substituted for the middle linebacker, bringing in a faster pass defender to take care of any BSU tricks.
Millbury made it interesting on the 2-point conversion try, as Andrew Ekstrom stepped in front of Backlin's pass attempt and returned it 98 yards for two points.
The Lava Bears limited the Wolverines (10-2) to six plays during their time on offense, swatting down a desperation pass attempt in the end zone on fourth down to end the game.
The Hawks took a 1-0 lead at 5:08 of the first period when Erik Gustafsson's pass attempt deflected off Colorado's Patrik Nemeth and scooted past Semyon Varlamov.
Ramirez ran for 4 yards, setting up a fourth-and-7 with 1:09 remaining, but his pass attempt for Curtis Ludden fell incomplete.
The Black Tornado cut it to 14-7 when backup quarterback Matt Maurer completed his only pass attempt of the game for a 20-yard touchdown pass to Isaac Silafau.